Geologist Junior • Paper-I
Reversal of magnetic polarity in strips of ocean floor basalt parallel to ridge axis, results due to
A)
Bimodal volcanism
B)
Seafloor spreading
C)
Transform faults
D)
Alteration of seafloor basalt
Based on established principles in the relevant subject area, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Bimodal volcanism' (Option A).
Geologist Junior • Paper-I
The most common rocks of the Vindhyan Supergroup are
A)
Gneiss
B)
Limestones
C)
Shales
D)
Sandstones
Based on established principles in the relevant subject area, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Gneiss' (Option A).
Geologist Junior • Paper-I
To find out latitude and longitude using GPS, how many satellites are required?
A)
1
B)
2
C)
3
D)
4
Based on established principles in the relevant subject area, the correct and most appropriate choice is '4' (Option D).
Geologist Junior • Paper-I
The composition of sial is
A)
Basaltic
B)
Ultrabasic
C)
Granitic to grano dioritic
D)
None of the above
Based on established principles in the relevant subject area, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Granitic to grano dioritic' (Option C).
Geologist Junior • Paper-I
The skeleton of which phyla is purely calcareous?
A)
Gastropoda
B)
Bryozoa
C)
Pelecypoda
D)
Brachiopoda
Based on established principles in Geology & Mining, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Bryozoa' (Option B).
Geologist Junior • Paper-I
Archaeopteryx was reported from Solenhofen limestone in germany, its age is
A)
Upper Carbonaceous
B)
Upper Jurassic
C)
Upper Triassic
D)
Carboniferous
Based on established principles in Geology & Mining, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Carboniferous' (Option D).
Geologist Junior • Paper-I
The highest Jurassic assemblage occurs in
A)
Tithonian age
B)
Aptian age
C)
Oxfordian age
D)
Callovian age
Based on established principles in Geology & Mining, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Aptian age' (Option B).
Geologist Junior • Paper-I
Typical Gastropods with sinistral coiling
A)
Turritella and Bellerophone
B)
Murex and Turbo
C)
Physa and Planorbis
D)
All of these
Based on established principles in Geology & Mining, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'All of these' (Option D).
Geologist Junior • Paper-I
The Eastern Ghats formation belongs to
A)
Archeans
B)
Cambrian
C)
Ordovician
D)
Carboniferous
Based on established principles in the relevant subject area, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Ordovician' (Option C).
Geologist Junior • Paper-I
Major coal production in Jharia coal field comes from
A)
Talchir series
B)
Barakar stage
C)
Ironstone shale stage
D)
Raniganj stage
Based on established principles in Indian Economy, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Barakar stage' (Option B).
Geologist Junior • Paper-I
The informal stratigraphic unit with limited geographical extend terminates in all direction is known as
A)
Complex
B)
Tongue
C)
Bed
D)
Lentil
Based on established principles in the relevant subject area, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Complex' (Option A).
Geologist Junior • Paper-I
“Strain is propotional to stress in elastic deformation” is known as
A)
Hooke’s law
B)
Poisson’s ratio
C)
Smith’s law
D)
None of these
Based on established principles in Civil Engineering, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Hooke’s law' (Option A).
Geologist Junior • Paper-I
The Eparchean unconformity separates the
A)
Gondwana and Tertiary
B)
Kurnool and Gondwana
C)
Archean and Cuddapah
D)
Cuddapah and Kurnool
Based on established principles in the relevant subject area, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Gondwana and Tertiary' (Option A).
Geologist Junior • Paper-I
The rocks belonging to Gondwana are of
A)
Fluviatile origin
B)
Lacustrine origin
C)
Marine origin
D)
Glacial origin
Based on established principles in the relevant subject area, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Marine origin' (Option C).
Geologist Junior • Paper-I
Volcanic island is associated with
A)
Ocean – ocean convergence
B)
Divergent boundaries
C)
transform boundaries
D)
Ocean – continent convergence
Based on established principles in the relevant subject area, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'transform boundaries' (Option C).
Geologist Junior • Geology Paper-I
Who is the the first scientist to outline a viable theory of evolution as a result of natural phenomena, based on his intimate knowledge of both the natural world and the fossil record?
A)
Charles Darwin
B)
Richard Dawkins
C)
Thomas Henry
D)
Ernst Haeckel
Based on established principles in Geology & Mining, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Richard Dawkins' (Option B).
Geologist Junior • Geology Paper-I
At 2.1 billion years old, the oldest known fossil of a bacterium or some kind of algae about 1 cm across is called ..
A)
Stromatolites
B)
Bangiomorpha
C)
Grypania
D)
Mycoplasmas
Based on established principles in Geology & Mining, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Bangiomorpha' (Option B).
Geologist Junior • Geology Paper-I
The three main groups of nanofossils that are used in biostratigraphy are ostracods, diatoms and..
A)
foraminifers
B)
conodonts
C)
radiolaria
D)
calcareous algae
Based on established principles in Geology & Mining, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'radiolaria' (Option C).
Geologist Junior • Geology Paper-I
The Basalts formed at mid-ocean ridges ( MORB – midocean-ridge basalts) are called ...
A)
Tholeiites
B)
Tachylyte
C)
Nepheline
D)
Picrite
Based on established principles in Geology & Mining, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Nepheline' (Option C).
Geologist Junior • Geology Paper-I
With the help of GPS measurement in plate motion, Northeast India subduction rate is around ...
A)
36 mm/yr
B)
46 mm/yr
C)
56 mm/yr
D)
66 mm/yr
Based on established principles in the relevant subject area, the correct and most appropriate choice is '66 mm/yr' (Option D).
Geologist Junior • Geology Paper-I
The Indian Stratigraphy of Archean is divided into Archean System and ....
A)
Vindhyan System
B)
Cuddapah System
C)
Dharwar System
D)
Haimanta System
Based on established principles in Geology & Mining, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Dharwar System' (Option C).
Geologist Junior • Geology Paper-I
In Aeolian processes, Sand seas are accumulations of sand, covering areas exceeding ..
A)
10,000 sq.km
B)
20,000 sq.km
C)
30,000 sq.km
D)
40,000 sq.km
Based on established principles in Geology & Mining, the correct and most appropriate choice is '30,000 sq.km' (Option C).
Geologist Junior • Geology Paper-I
The Second largest subdivisions of the taxonomic system are the ...
A)
Order
B)
Class
C)
Phylum
D)
Kingdom
Based on established principles in Geology & Mining, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Kingdom' (Option D).
Geologist Junior • Geology Paper-I
The Deccan Traps successive flows are intervened at many places by non volcanic sedimentary layers is called ....
A)
Inter trappean Beds
B)
Umia Series
C)
Middle Trap Beds
D)
Lower Trap Beds
Based on established principles in Geology & Mining, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Umia Series' (Option B).
Geologist Junior • Geology Paper-I
Which Group of the rock is considered as the storehouse of Coal for India ....
A)
Jaintia Group
B)
Gondwana Group
C)
Daling Group
D)
Kurnool Group
Based on established principles in Geology & Mining, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Daling Group' (Option C).
